dope 1 of 2

noun

ˈdōp How to pronounce dope (audio)
Definition of dopenext
1
as in idiot
a stupid person that dope thought he could swim across the Colorado River at night

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2
as in scoop
information not generally available to the public the stool pigeon gave us the dope on the deal taking place that night at the warehouse

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dope

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adjective

slang
as in awesome
of the very best kind dude, there are some really dope rhymes on that rap album

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Recent Examples of dope
Noun
An album inspired by American Gangster, Ridley Scott’s biopic of legendary Harlem drug lord Frank Lucas, gave Jay-Z a chance to step away from the superstar bombast of Kingdom Come and go back to Reasonable Doubt-style dope game tales. — Al Shipley, SPIN, 14 July 2026 And just getting to know everybody, the coaching staff, getting to know Jeff and the ownership has been really dope for me. — Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 7 July 2026
Adjective
What was so dope about diving into the blues was hearing their stories. — Mano Sundaresan, Pitchfork, 12 Mar. 2026 Hitting any shot to win any game in the final seconds is dope. — Chris Branch, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dope
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dope
  1. moron
  2. scoop
  3. awesome
  4. stupid
  5. tip
  6. excellent
  7. fool
  8. rumor
Noun
  • God help us all if some idiot, some moron, ever put you in charge.
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 18 July 2026
  • Mantzoukas was willing to look like a maniac and a moron in equal measure.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 17 June 2026
Definition of moron
Noun
  • Use a large spoon or ice cream scoop to remove membranes and seeds.
    — Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Yeo recommends weighing food in grams with a digital kitchen scale because even a rounded scoop of calorie-dense kibble can add more calories than expected.
    — Lauren Paige Richeson, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of scoop
Adjective
  • These ideas flew over our heads as kids, and we were mostly occupied by the pretty lights and awesome fight scenes.
    — George Yang, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Thank you for the awesome times and thank you to everyone who has worked there.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of awesome
Noun
  • My dad has always said the lottery is a tax on the stupid.
    — Alex Crippen, CNBC, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Problem is, even people who know baseball don’t know baseball, which makes betting on baseball stupid.
    — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
Definition of stupid
Noun
  • Inside tip Make the most of a hotel guest perk by visiting parts of Nara Prison Museum during after hours, when the daytime crowds have disappeared.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Sep. 2026
  • In the toothbrush head, roughly the size of a pencil tip, sit an intraoral 100k pixel micro camera, a light and a jet.
    — Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of tip
Adjective
  • Alas, this excellent advice goes into one of Joe’s ears and out the other.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Owls are predators whose eyes are positioned on the front of their heads, giving them excellent depth perception.
    — Abigail Witmer, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of excellent
Noun
  • But don’t let the cute style fool you—this look is super practical, too.
    — Kayla Becker, Travel + Leisure, 29 Aug. 2026
  • However, reinventing Beethoven at the Bowl, doing so following Dudamel and with little rehearsal time, could easily become a fool’s errand.
    — Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of fool
Noun
  • To be eligible to play Power Four college sports now means to breathe; there are rumors that a group of ghosts from the 1907 Pitt Panthers is suing the NCAA to play another year.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Future risks As news of Wednesday’s disaster along the border spread, so did rumors that the incident was the result of a dam burst on China’s side of border.
    — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of rumor

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“Dope.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dope. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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